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QBs Jones, Minshew, DE Bosa, LB Bush headline GBN mid-year all rook team

QBs Jones, Minshew, DE Bosa, LB Bush headline GBN mid-year all rook team … As selected by GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette, the GBN mid-season all-rookie has been announced featuring QBs Daniel Jones of the Giants and Jacksonville’s Gardner Minshew, along with San Francisco DE Nick Bosa and Pittsburgh LB Devin Bush. Here are all the picks.

Who to watch post

Who to watch in college football this weekend … Interesting week coming up in college football with at least three games with major national playoff implications including Wisconsin playing at Ohio State, Auburn at LSU in the SEC West and Notre Dame at the Big House in Michigan. And its no surprise with these national powers that there… Read More »

Cowboys get DE Bennett from Pats for late future pick

Cowboys get DE Bennett from Pats for late future pick … Dallas has reportedly acquired veteran DE Michael Bennett from New England in exchange for what is being described as a conditional 7th round pick in 2021. The pick could escalate to a 6th if Bennett meets certain productivity goals. Bennett, who turns 34 early next month, was… Read More »

Lions trade S Diggs, pick to Seahawks for pick

Lions trade S Diggs, pick to Seahawks for pick … The run of trades continued earlier tonight when Detroit sent S Quandre Diggs to Seattle for a 5th round pick in 2020. To complete the deal, the Lions included a 7th round selection in 2021.

Broncos send WR Sanders, pick to 49ers for picks

Broncos send WR Sanders, pick to 49ers for picks … The spate of NFL trades continued this afternoon with Denver reportedly sending veteran WR Emmanuel Sanders to San Francisco for 3rd and 4th round picks at the 2020 draft. To complete the deal, the 49ers will also get a 5th round pick from Denver. NFL teams still have… Read More »

Pats add Falcons WR Sanu for second

Pats add Falcons WR Sanu for second … If routing a division-rival 33-0 on the road wasn’t enough, New England added another weapon for QB Tom Brady overnight with the acquisition of veteran WR Mohamed Sanu from Atlanta in exchange for what is being reported as a 2nd round pick in 2020. Sanu is an 8-year veteran possession… Read More »

Weekly selection order posted

Weekly first-round selection order posted … With week 7 of the 2019 season now in the books, the weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the opening round of the upcoming draft has been posted here. Please note that the strength of schedule figures for each team reflect that for their full 16-game schedule. There… Read More »

Texans get CB Conley from Raiders for 3rd

Texans get CB Conley from Raiders for 3rd … Houston has reportedly acquired veteran CB Gareon Conley from Oakland in exchange for a 3rd round pick in 2020. The pick the Raiders receive will likely be the one Houston acquired from Seattle in the deal for DE Jadeveon Clowney. Houston earlier had traded their original 3rd round pick… Read More »

Update on injured Tide QB Tua

Injured Tide QB Tua undergoes ankle  procedure; still to miss time … Updating that story regarding the high ankle sprain suffered by Alabama junior QB Tua Tagovailoa, the prohibitive favorite to be the #1 pick at the 2020 draft, during last night’s win over Tennessee. According to team officials, Tagovailoa underwent what was described as a successful tight-rope… Read More »

Losers lose; top of draft board unchanged

Losers lose; top of draft board unchanged … Because Cincinnati, Miami, Washington and Atlanta, the teams sitting on the top 4 picks respectively were the 2020 draft held last week, all lost their games earlier this afternoon, those first 4 selections will remain unchanged when this week’s updated ‘if the draft were held this week’ selection order for… Read More »

NFL transaction wire buzzing with a couple of major deals

NFL transaction wire buzzing with a couple of major deals … Update: The Browns will reportedly receive a 5th round pick in 2021 from the LA Rams for C/G Austin Corbett. The NFL trade deadline doesn’t actually come up for another two weeks, but the league’s transaction wire has been buzzing all day with several major deals; for… Read More »

Week 6 selection order posted

Weekly first-round selection order posted … With week 6 of the 2019 season now in the books, the weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the opening round of the upcoming draft has been posted here. Please note that the strength of schedule figures for each team reflect that for their full 16-game schedule. There… Read More »

Ducks’ TE; pair of vet ILBs out for year

Ducks’ TE; pair of vet ILBs out for year … There are at least a trio of season-ending injuries from the college football wars. Oregon TE Jacob Breeland, ranked 13th on the GBN positional ranking for the 2020 draft, will reportedly miss the rest of the year after injuring his knee in the Ducks’ win over Colorado this… Read More »

Cavs CB Hall undergoes season-ending surgery

Cavs CB Hall has season-ending ankle surgery … Updating the story on Virginia CB Bryce Hall, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2020 draft, the school has confirmed that he underwent season-ending surgery yesterday. Hall was carted off the field during the second quarter of Friday night’s loss at Miami with what appeared to… Read More »

Upsets upset weekly draft selection order

Upsets upset weekly draft selection order … A couple of dramatic upsets earlier today have jumbled the top picks in the current selection order for the 2020 draft. In particular, two of the league’s four remaining winless teams got off the schneid this afternoon as Washington held off Miami 17-16, while the NY Jets shocked Dallas 24-22 for… Read More »

‘Phins snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

‘Phins snatch defeat from the jaws of victory; stay winless along with Bengals … Miami dodged a potentially disastrous slip-on on the road to the first pick overall at the 2020 this afternoon when they came within a two-point conversion of knocking off the previously winless Washington Redskins. Washington held on to defeat Miami 17-16 for its first… Read More »

‘Skins-‘Phins in draft bowl for the ages

‘Skins-‘Phins in draft bowl for the ages … Well, the dark ages maybe! No question, though, that there will be a shakeup in the current selection order for the opening round of the 2020 draft as Washington plays at Miami in an early Sunday afternoon game. The Redskins and Dolphins are currently two of the leagues four remaining… Read More »

Cavs CB Hall carted off with ankle injury

Cavs CB Hall carted off with ankle injury … Some really great college games winding down at this hour; however, there is some bad news from Virginia after star CB Bryce Hall was taken off the field on a cart during the second quarter of last night’s loss at Miami with what appeared to be a severe ankle… Read More »

Tigers, Gators SEC dual hilites weekend college action

Tigers, Gators SEC dual hilites weekend college action … It looks like it should be a great weekend to be a college football fan with a number of outstanding games on the docket with national and conference implications. And none is bigger than tomorrow night’s SEC showdown between #7 Florida and #5 LSU in Baton Rouge. Here is… Read More »

Jets to get QB Darnold back

Jets to get QB Darnold back from mono … The winless NY Jets announced earlier today that QB Sam Darnold will return to the lineup Sunday afternoon when the team hosts Dallas, after missing the past three games because of a case of mono. Darnold, who actually practiced last week, but wasn’t cleared, passed his ultrasound and blood… Read More »

Initial first-round selection order posted

Initial first-round selection order posted … With week 5 of the 2019 season now in the books, the initial weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the opening round of the upcoming draft has been posted here. As noted earlier, the first few picks are ‘complicated’ by byes. Miami and the New York Jets have… Read More »

Bills get future Raiders pick for WR Jones

Bills get future Raiders pick for WR Jones … Oakland has reportedly acquired WR Zay Jones from Buffalo in exchange for what is being described as a 5th round pick in 2021.

Tua, OSU DE Young head GBN top 100

Tua, OSU QB Young headline first GBN Top 100 … We are deep enough into the 2019 college football season to get a decent read on how the top prospects for the upcoming draft are starting to sort themselves out. And there is no surprise that Alabama junior QB Tua Tagovailoa remains the top prospect overall on the… Read More »

Skins fire HC Gruden; Callahan named interim

Skins fire HC Gruden; Callahan named interim … One of the worst kept secrets around the NFL was that Washington head coach Jay Gruden was skating on very thin ice in the wake of the Redskins ‘ofer’ start to the campaign. Indeed, if there was any surprise around the league, it is that Gruden lasted into the 5th… Read More »

Byes fuzzy race for top pick

Byes fuzzy race for top pick … We still plan to post the first weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the 2020 draft after tomorrow night’s Monday nighter. However, IF the draft were to be held this week, it would be a tough call as to which team would have the #1 pick overall.… Read More »